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Tour de France 2024 embarks from Florence, Pogacar starts favourite
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tour de France 2024 embarks from Florence, Pogacar starts favourite

The Hindu  

The Tour de France embarks from the Italian city of Florence on Saturday with Tadej Pogacar gunning for a historic Giro-Tour double, while champion Jonas Vingegaard seeks a third straight title with the battle set to go down to the wire in three weeks time in Nice. The big four all predicted the first two days would feature a scrap …

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Van der Poel wins Giro d'Italia opening stage
2 years, 7 months ago

Van der Poel wins Giro d'Italia opening stage

The Hindu  

Dutch Alpecin rider Mathieu van der Poel won the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, a 195km run from Budapest to the hilltop citadel at Visegrad. Van der Poel edged Eritrean Biniam Girmay and Pello Bilbao to the finish line atop a 4km climb as Australian Caleb Ewan fell heavily when making his burst for the line. One …

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Giro d'Italia: Simon Yates wins 19th stage
3 years, 6 months ago

Giro d'Italia: Simon Yates wins 19th stage

The Hindu  

British cyclist Simon Yates attacked on the steep ascent to the finish to win the 19th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Friday, making only a dent on Egan Bernal's overall lead with two days remaining. Yates remained third overall, 2 minutes, 49 seconds behind Bernal, who actually increased his lead slightly over second-placed Damiano Caruso to 2:29. The 164-kilometer …

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Giro d'Italia 2021: All you need to know, preview, contenders, routes and stages
3 years, 7 months ago

Giro d'Italia 2021: All you need to know, preview, contenders, routes and stages

The Hindu  

Two of the contenders for this year’s Giro d’Italia title are returning from injury and they are very much at opposite ends of their cycling careers. In contrast, 21-year-old Remco Evenepoel will be riding in his first Grand Tour and hasn’t raced in nine months after a bad crash in last year’s Tour of Lombardy. Here are some key things …

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Italian Rider Matteo Spreafico Gets Three-year Doping Ban
3 years, 7 months ago

Italian Rider Matteo Spreafico Gets Three-year Doping Ban

News 18  

Italian rider Matteo Spreafico has been banned for three years after failing two anti-doping tests during the Giro d’Italia in October, the International Cycling Union said in a statement. The 28-year-old, who rides for the Italian team Vini Zabu, failed two tests for the banned steroid ostarine during last year’s Giro and has been disqualified from all competitive results obtained …

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Giro d'Italia: Jai Hindley And Tao Geoghegan Hart Tied for Lead Entering Final Stage
4 years, 2 months ago

Giro d'Italia: Jai Hindley And Tao Geoghegan Hart Tied for Lead Entering Final Stage

News 18  

In year filled with tragedy, disappointments and bad luck, the team that has dominated cycling for most of the past decade looks like it might finally have something to celebrate. “He’s shown that he can time trial well but its also the last stage of a three-week race and you never know what your legs will feel like when you …

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Giro d'Italia 2020: Australian Jai Hindley wins 18th stage; Wilco Kelderman takes overall lead
4 years, 2 months ago

Giro d'Italia 2020: Australian Jai Hindley wins 18th stage; Wilco Kelderman takes overall lead

Firstpost  

Hindley’s Dutch teammate Wilco Kelderman struggled on the final two climbs but took the overall leader’s pink jersey three days before the race finishes in Milan. Isolaccia, Italy: Australian Jai Hindley said Sunweb’s strategy was “perfect” as he won Thursday’s gruelling Giro d’Italia 18th stage on the Stelvio pass in the northern Italian Alps to help team-mate Wilco Kelderman take …

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Giro D'Italia 2020: Ineos Success Continues Without Geraint Thomas as Filippo Ganna Wins Stage 5
4 years, 2 months ago

Giro D'Italia 2020: Ineos Success Continues Without Geraint Thomas as Filippo Ganna Wins Stage 5

News 18  

Filippo Ganna’s irresistible run of form continued as the young Italian powerhouse added a first-ever Grand Tour road stage win to his name following his recent time trial victories in the World Championships and opening stage of the Giro d’Italia. Not content with a maglia rosa on the first day of his maiden Giro on top of his rainbow jersey …

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